Lamp-shade holder



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J. KINTZV LAMP SHADE HOLDER. No. 400,854. Patented Apr. 2, I889,

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UNITED STATES FATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH KINTZ, OF BALLARD VALE, MASSACHUSETTS.

LAMP-SHADE HOLDER.

SPEGIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent Ho; 400,854, dated April 2, 1889;

Application filed September 21, 1888-. Serial No. 286,019. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JOSEPH KINTZ, of Ballard Vale, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States, have invented .certain new and useful Improvements in Suspension-Lamp-Shade Holders, of which the following is a specification.

Hy invention relates to that class of illuminating devices commonly called suspension-lamps, in which the light-carrying portion of the apparatus is suspended by means of a plurality ofsupports ordinarily in the form of light metallic rods or chains. Its object is to provide a convenient arrangement, whereby the lamp-shades ordinarily used can be readily brought into engagement with and supportedupon the supporting rods or chains, so as to be kept temporarily suspended at a convenient elevation above that of the lamp when it is desired to remove or replace the latter or its chimney. Heretofore it has been attempted to accomplish this by attaching to the lamp-shade some metallic contrivance as, for example, a collar with projecting arms which arms are adapted to engage with the supporting-chains in such a manner as to hold up the lamp-shade at the height desired. An illustration of this construction is found in United States Letters Patent No. 218,228. This construction, however, is open to several objections, and the special object of my present invention is to provide a means whereby the lamp-shade may be readily connected with and supported by the suspension rods or chains by an attachment engaging directly with the shade itself; and not with some contrivance specially provided thereon for the purpose.

- In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a View in vertical elevation of a lamp-fixture embodying my present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of a portion of the shade and one of the suspension rods and catches, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged view in perspective of the form of catch shown.

In the drawings, A represents a lamp-carrier of well-known form.

B represents a lamp-shade, also of ordinary form.

C G O are the suspension devices, shown in the drawings as flat rods or strips of metal. In connection with these strips Iprovide a suitable number of catches, 0, arranged at a convenient height to permit the lamp and its chimney to be taken out and put back. These catches are so constructed as to yield outwardly as the shade is pressed upwardly past them, and then to move inwardly and act as rests or supports upon which the shade may rest and be supported when it is desired to remove the lamp or chimney, or it is for other reasons desirable to have the lampshade out of the way.

When desired, the lamp-shade may be disengaged from the catches and replaced in its permanent position in the ordinary manner.

I have herein illustrated a specific form of device in which the essential feature of a yielding catch is obtained by reason of the outward yield of the suspension devices; and in the drawings the rods 0 are shown as attached to the lamp-cup by loose connections or hooks D for this purpose. With this construction the weight of the lamp-holder tends to draw the rods 0 together, but they will yield or move outwardly as the lamp-shade is moved up between them. The same result might, however, be obtained by making the catches themselves of resilient or spring material.

The number of catches and supportingrods shownviz., threeis preferred, as giving the best and most desirable support to a circular shade.

It will be observed that according to my present improvement the supporting devices or catches are arranged and adapted to come directly in contact with and engage the shade itself, thus obviating the necessity of providing the latter with any special attachment for this purpose.

I claim- In a suspension-lamp, the combination of a plurality of supporting-rods, a lamp-shade adapted to be raised and lowered within the said supporting-rods, and yielding or resilient catches attached to the supporting-rods and adapted to spring inwardly against and engage directly with the shade to support it in an elevated position, all substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 18th day of September, A. D. 1888.

JOSEPH KINTZ.

Witnesses:

J. HENRY TAYLOR, E. B. TOMLINSON. 

